Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An earlier version of SpaceTED, seen here, was installed on the International Space Station in 2018 but was damaged accidentally ...

Ionising radiation includes sub-atomic particles and electromagnetic radiation whose energy is high enough to ionise atoms and molecules. The detection and analysis of such types of radiation - which ...

Radiation monitoring has long depended on bulky, specialized instruments that are scarce outside hospitals, research labs, and nuclear facilities. Now a wave of research is turning the cameras and ...

Rising use of radioactive materials across healthcare, nuclear power, defense, and industrial sectors is driving demand for ...

Semiconductor pixel detectors are an important class of radiation and particle detection devices based on semiconductors, such as germanium or silicon (Si). A semiconductor diode is depleted by ...

A prototype detector based on a system originally developed to help detect the presence of dark matter is about to undergo testing at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. The liquid argon-based ALARM system ...